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Higher Ed Acronyms
Things You Should Read
Chamber of Commerce
That's Random
100

I'm your mascot.

Who is Victor E. Hawk?

100

NACAC

National Association for College Admission Counseling

100

Your Cultivate and Apply partner firm delivers this briefing, to your inboxes, daily.

What is EAB Daily Briefing?

100

Miami's area code is the 305; Richmond's is 804; and this is Quincy's.

What is 217 (or 447)?

100

QU's Early Action 1 deadline to apply.

What is November 1 (we'll also accept "yesterday")?

200

QU was founded in this year.

What is 1860?

200

FAFSA

What is Free Application for Federal Student Aid?
200

This higher ed periodical publishes a daily briefing; has nothing to do with Narnia.

What is the Chronicle of Higher Education?

200

At 1736 Spring, this is a fave for off-campus dining.

What is The Abbey?

200

QU's marketed application from EAB goes by this moniker.

What is Soaring Hawk Application?

300

This new landmark was dedicated, last week, to honor President Emeritus Phil Conover.

What is "Conover Clock."

300

NACAC's CEPP

What is Code of Ethics and Professional Practices?

300

Carleton College's Nathan Grawe famously penned this 2018 book, predicting an upcoming demographic cliff.

What is Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education?

300

The nickname for Quincy, Illinois is this.

What is Illinois' "Gem City"?

300

Notable QU alum, John Mahoney, played the dad on this 90's/2000's sitcom.

What is Frasier?

400

QU's Basic Cost for 2021-22 (Tuition, Room & Board) for a freshman resident.

What is $42,210?

400

FERPA

What is Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act?

400

Be Our Guest: Perfecting the Art of Customer Service highlights the successes in service ethic of this magical organization.

What is Disney?

400

Quincy, IL's 2019 population, within 2K.

What is 40,280?

400

The title of Adele's newly released single.

What is Easy On Me?

500

Prior to its name change in 1917, QU was known by this name.

What is St. Francis Solanus College? 

500

SAT & ACT

What are Scholastic Aptitude Test & American College Test?

500

Following Nathan Grawe's seminal first book, this volume answers the question: How can a college or university prepare for forecasted demographic disruptions?

What is The Agile College?

500

Why a student would love living & learning in Quincy, IL.

What is ____________?

500

The letters EAB stand for this.

What is ... technically nothing?

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